Draft Resolution for the Politbureau of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) on the Letter of Tsektran Officials[1]

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Thequestion being quite clear, I propose that we confine
ourselves to questioning of members of the C.C. I move the following
resolution:

“Thatat such short notice on the eve of the congress
   (both the congress of Tsektran and the congress of the R.C.P.) it is
   absolutely impossible and inadmissible to release anyone from work. The
   slightest instance of any “persecution”, i.e., any polemics detrimental
   to the work of transport, whichdevelopinto attacksdestructive of disciplinewill be severely punished by the C.C, which asks that all such instances be
   brought to its notice.”

“Thatat such short notice on the eve of the congress
   (both the congress of Tsektran and the congress of the R.C.P.) it is
   absolutely impossible and inadmissible to release anyone from work. The
   slightest instance of any “persecution”, i.e., any polemics detrimental
   to the work of transport, whichdevelopinto attacksdestructive of disciplinewill be severely punished by the C.C, which asks that all such instances be
   brought to its notice.”

[1]Tsektran-CentralCommitteeof the Joint Trade Union of Rail
and Water Transport Workers. On January 26, 1021, thirteen members of
Tsektran wrote to the C.C. of the R.CP.(B.) asking to be relieved of their
duties as members of the Union’s Central Committee. One of the reasons
given was that criticism of Tsektran’s methods of work during the trade
union controversy allegedly created an impression among railwaymen and
water transport workers that the Central Committee of the Party censured
the whole past and present activities of Tsektran. The signatories
described criticism of the work of Tsektran as persecution on the part of a
group of water transport workers as well as of some members of the Party’s
C.C. and of the Presidium of the A.C.C.T.U.  Lenin’s motion in connection
with the letter was adopted by the Politbureau on January 31.